diff --git a/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js b/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c045ae4fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+
+/**
+ * @see https://github.com/tschaub/mock-fs/issues/208
+ */
+mockFS();
+if (!fs.statSync(process.cwd()).isDirectory()) {
+  test.only('skipping tests because of mock-fs bug in Node v8.x.x', () => {});
+}
+mockFS.restore();
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findAndroidAppFolder.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findAndroidAppFolder.spec.js
index 435d7b8423..3622076308 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findAndroidAppFolder.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findAndroidAppFolder.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
-
 const findAndroidAppFolder = require('../../android/findAndroidAppFolder');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 describe('android::findAndroidAppFolder', () => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
index bc592d859a..ed835d043a 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const findManifest = require('../../android/findManifest');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 describe('android::findManifest', () => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
index dd370345ca..07ad686020 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const findPackageClassName = require('../../android/findPackageClassName');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 describe('android::findPackageClassName', () => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
index b87ba9e9cb..7ed9867c7a 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const getDependencyConfig = require('../../android').dependencyConfig;
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 const userConfig = {};
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
index d8b5953aaf..576d9bc93c 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const getProjectConfig = require('../../android').projectConfig;
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 describe('android::getProjectConfig', () => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
index e28ef10ecf..611660f96b 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const findManifest = require('../../android/findManifest');
 const readManifest = require('../../android/readManifest');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
 
 describe('android::readManifest', () => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/findAssets.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/findAssets.spec.js
index 61171a0afc..af3c1c9d9e 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/findAssets.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/findAssets.spec.js
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFs = require('mock-fs');
-
 const findAssets = require('../findAssets');
 const dependencies = require('../__fixtures__/dependencies');
+const mockFs = require('mock-fs');
 
 describe('findAssets', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
index c6004651cf..f8532936e9 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const findProject = require('../../ios/findProject');
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const projects = require('../../__fixtures__/projects');
 const ios = require('../../__fixtures__/ios');
 
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
index 7d0e542d8d..762b0be12a 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 jest.autoMockOff();
 
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
+require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
 
 const getProjectConfig = require('../../ios').projectConfig;
+const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const projects = require('../../__fixtures__/projects');
 
 describe('ios::getProjectConfig', () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ba63c20f5..0253d16ef7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
     "jest": "19.0.2",
     "jest-repl": "19.0.2",
     "jest-runtime": "^19.0.3",
-    "mock-fs": "^3.11.0",
+    "mock-fs": "^4.3.0",
     "react": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
     "shelljs": "0.6.0",